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ALLEN rNeALLs, or, HARTWIGK, NEW, Y o Rn. Letters Patent No. 72,858, V'ateal December 31. 1867.

, IMPROVEMENT IN IOLING HOPS,l

TO ALL WHOMITMAY CONCERN:

'Be it known that I, ALLEN INGALLS, of the town of Hartwick, in the county of Otsego, and State of New York, have invented a. new and improved Modo of Poling Hops; `end I do hereby declare that the following is a full and ex'nct description thereof', reference being had to the accompanying drawings, und te the lettersV of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in usngvone pole to each hill ofhops, said pole haring n. cross-bar et or near the top, and in having four strings run from each pole, which pass over the cross-bars or" the adjoining four poles, having but one vine to each string, thereby distributing them more evenly over the yard, preventing snnrls, and giving the sun and :tir a. hetter chance to circulate amongst thern.A

A A, Ste., are the poles out the ordinary length, soy from ten to fourteen feet. B B, the., nre nails or their equivalents, driven into the'poles about tive feet-from the earth. C C, 32e., are Yeross-hz1rs about three feet long, nailed, or in. any other suitable manner fastened to the pole at or near the top.` If the poles are long, the crossvhers may be placed a short distancefrom the top, so that vih'en the bottoniy becomes decayed and needs re-sharpenng, the cross-hers can be removed'to the top of said poles. D D,"&c.`, isthe twine or cord.

' The poles may be served or round, and I set one pole in enoh hill of hops, ywith the cross-hars in the proper direction. I run four vines up each pole about ve feet, where I attach the twine, running one string over one t end of the cross-bar on the adjoining pole east, one over-the bnr on the pole west, one over the bnr on the pole north, and one over the bnr on the pole south; enel. oord passing don'n to the place of connection on the next 4pole beyond, and then over the cross-bar on the next pole beyond again, and-so on both ways throughout the yard; that is, from east to west andfrom north to south. I make n notch inthe cross-bar near each end for the tnine to rest in; and toprevent the cords coming in conteettvhere they cross each other, I put the crosshnr on the pole withne end a. few inches higher than the opposite end of said erossfhar. The twine can be run from-pole 'to pole through the yard Without being ont to pieces.

By this mode of training hops they con he gathered without cutting the vines, hy lifting,Il the cord from the cross-bm: and hanging it on the pole et e. suitable height forpicking. i

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is=' The Combination and arrangement of the poles A, cross-bars C, and cords D, as and for the purpose i set forth. y ALLEN INGALLS.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL HARPER, GEORGE A. SMITH. 

